NEPAL PLAYS BANGLADESH IN AFC UNDER-22 CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP D QUALIFIERS SATURDAY Kathmandu, 16 June: Nepal plays Bangladesh Saturday in its opening match at of the AFC Under-22 Championship Group ‘D’ Qualifiers Saturday. Two top teams of the group will qualify for the final next year. We have been undergoing six-week training and the boys are physically, technically, tactically and mentally fit to go for a kill,” said the senior coach Krishna Thapa. “Bangladesh are not weak opponents but we are certainly a better side,” said Thapa in a pre-match conference Friday. Besides Nepal and Bangladesh, Yemen. Uzbekistan, and Jordan are in the group. Bharat Khawas is captaining the Nepali team. Nepal plays Yemen Monday and Uzbekistan 20 June and Jordan 22 June. nnnn